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After the game against Newcastle, Chen Hero became the focus of everyone's discussion because he experienced a very tortuous and bizarre journey home. He caught up with the game at the last moment, and then scored two goals in the game. It was truly legendary.

The media reported on this matter extensively, and soon the whole world knew that Chen Hero had such an experience.

Then Chen Hero received a call.

It was his director friend, Karim Medjani.

"Ah ha, Karim, how's the preparation for your movie going?"

"Hey, don't even mention it, Hero. I can't find investors. When many people look at the script and story, they think the box office will be bad, and they are unwilling to invest... Nowadays, investors are too eager for quick success!"

Chen Hero laughed on the phone. "You can't blame people for being eager for quick success. Investors are investors, they all hope that for every dollar they invest, they can get back a hundred. If it doesn't make money and loses money, very few people are willing to do it."

Medjani sighed. "I know... Forget it, let's not talk about this. Actually, Hero, the reason I'm calling you this time is because I'm interested in your story."

"Hmm?"

"I'm particularly interested in your experience on the road from Frankfurt to Liverpool. Don't you think it's a great story that can be adapted into a movie?"

Chen Hero was stunned. These past few days, whenever he talked about this, the most common feedback he heard was exclamations like "It's just like a movie plot!"

Although he was indeed quite proud of his experience, was it really at the level of a movie?

Medjani was very excited. "Jones and I talked about your experience, and then we felt it was very suitable for adapting into a movie script—a player is forced to land a thousand miles from his destination due to an accident, and two days later there is a very important game that he cannot miss..."

"Hey, the game against Newcastle wasn't that important..."

"That's reality, I'm talking about a movie script now. You have to allow for fiction and artistic processing! The plane can't fly, train tickets can't be bought, so the protagonist has to rent a car himself to drive to his destination. But in this situation, there are many people driving, and the car rental business is very hot. He searched many car rental companies but couldn't find a car. Finally, he found one with a car, but the condition of the car wasn't very good, and to make matters worse, the car had already been booked by a girl..."

"Oh?" Chen Hero felt that this story was completely different from his own experience, but he had to admit that this story was much more interesting than the love story Medjani had told him before. At least there was suspense, and he was very curious about what would happen next. Did the protagonist successfully rent the car? "And then?" he asked.

"Hehe." Medjani laughed, somewhat smugly. It seemed that Chen Hero had been attracted, which meant that the script they had discussed had potential!

"Stop laughing, what happened next?"

"Next? The protagonist is a football star, so he plans to use his fame to pressure the other party, but the car rental company insists that the car was booked by the girl first, and they can't give it to the protagonist. If the protagonist insists on using the car, he can negotiate with the girl. When the girl comes to pick up the car, the protagonist uses the same trick again, but unfortunately the girl doesn't recognize him, because she doesn't watch football at all, and even has a dislike for football..."

"Hey, I'm not that kind of person, Karim!" Chen Hero was unhappy—are you smearing me?

"Hey, I didn't say it had to be you, can't I make up a celebrity?"

"Okay, okay, you go on..."

"Then, the protagonist tries to use money to pressure the girl, offering to buy the car rental rights from her at a high price. But the girl firmly refuses... Anyway, the two of them are at odds. The protagonist must rent this car to rush back to participate in the important game, and the girl, out of disgust for the star and resentment towards the rich bullying the poor, firmly refuses to rent it."

"Then isn't that impossible to solve?"

"Don't worry... Later, the car rental company came forward. At this time, the protagonist realized that the girl's destination was the same as his... So he had to compromise, humbly begging to travel with the girl... Perhaps because the protagonist's attitude suddenly softened, the girl felt better about him... In short, the two of them set off together... Along the way, many stories happened. They encountered all kinds of difficulties. The girl's feelings towards the protagonist changed from initial disgust to wariness, and then she was slowly attracted by the protagonist's cheerful and lively personality. They overcame many difficulties together, and even encountered some dangers, but they all got through it with their concerted efforts. Just when victory was about to come, their car, which was already in bad condition, broke down!"

"Wow, you even know this?" Chen Hero was very surprised. He hadn't told the outside world in such detail.

"We guessed, looks like we guessed right?"

"Yeah, our car did break down after passing London, and then we flagged down a car on the highway... It was raining in the sky, you don't know how miserable it was at the time, Karim!"

Medjani laughed. "Isn't this more dramatic? Hero, the audience likes to see stories like this. When you think you're about to despair, suddenly there's a ray of hope... How did you guys get there later?"

"We waited for a long time, and then three Liverpool fans came along in a car. They recognized me and took us to Liverpool... But when we were only a few kilometers away from Anfield, we got stuck in a traffic jam... It was just terrible luck! In the end, Cabrera and I had to run to the stadium. I rushed into the locker room like that, didn't even warm up, changed my clothes, and went straight onto the field, and then scored two goals! How about it? Awesome, right?" By the end, Chen Hero was bragging about himself.

Medjani was very happy. "This story is great! But I need to adapt it... Hmm, after the car breaks down, the protagonist and the girl can only flag down a car on the side of the road. They flag down a big truck, and the enthusiastic truck driver invites them to get in, but they are not going to the same place. The truck can only give them a ride for a while, and they will have to part ways at the next intersection. So like this, they keep flagging down cars, like a relay race, sending them forward station by station... Then they meet three enthusiastic fans, who happen to be fans of the team the protagonist plays for. They recognize the protagonist and send them to their destination... No, it's a few kilometers away from their destination, they encounter a big traffic jam! At this time, there are only ten minutes left before the start of the game! Anxious, the protagonist rushes out of the car, hurriedly thanking the three enthusiastic fans, and then rushes towards the distant stadium amidst their cheers!"

"What about the girl?"

"Don't worry... The protagonist catches up with the game at the last moment, and then scores the winning goal in the game, silencing everyone who questioned him. Even the commentator who was still mocking him before cheers for him, and a reporter who always dislikes him has to express his admiration... Then the day after the game, the protagonist receives a call from the girl: 'You forgot something.' The two agree to meet, and the girl brings the protagonist's forgotten luggage. After parting, the protagonist calls the girl and tells her that he still forgot something..."

"What is it?" Chen Hero asked curiously.

Medjani imitated the protagonist's tone and said, "Hey, Jessica. I realized that I forgot something again, at your place... It's my heart."

Chen Hero whistled, which reminded him of his initial pursuit of Cabrera.

"Not bad!"

"Finally, the protagonist and the girl end the film in an embrace, what do you think?"

"Very good!"

"I'm so glad you said that! So, I wanted to discuss with you whether you would be willing to sell us the prototype of this story, and then we'll make it into a movie. We will definitely attribute your name... For example, writing at the beginning of the film 'This is adapted from Hero's real experience'..."

Chen Hero shook his head and said, "No, I won't sell it, Karim."

Medjani was very surprised. He was stunned for a long time, not knowing what to say—he originally thought that his personal relationship with Chen Hero was good, and it shouldn't be difficult to get the adaptation rights to this story. Who knew that Chen Hero would refuse him.

Seeing that he had frightened Medjani, Chen Hero smiled and explained, "I'm not selling it to you, I'm giving you the adaptation rights to this story, Karim."

At this moment, Medjani's mood was like riding a roller coaster, falling from a peak to a trough, and then quickly climbing back to a peak. "Ah... this... this... haha, thank you so much, Hero!"

He said he wanted to buy it, but he didn't actually have much money. He had put some of his savings into the preparation of that love movie, but the preparation wasn't successful and the money was wasted. There wasn't much money left. If he wanted to buy it, he probably couldn't afford too high a price. What he was most worried about before wasn't that Chen Hero wouldn't sell it, but that Chen Hero would ask for too much, which he couldn't afford.

Who knew that Chen Hero didn't want money and gave it away for free!

"But I have conditions, Karim."

"It's okay, you say it!" He's giving me the adaptation rights for free, what conditions could be too outrageous?

"I want to be the male lead in this movie!"

"Eh?" Although he was fully prepared to wait for Chen Hero to ask for something, Karim Medjani was still stunned when he heard the condition Chen Hero said.

"Don't worry, Karim, I promise I won't screw it up!" Acting is something Chen Hero likes to do, and he plans to try it out. Now that he has such a good opportunity, how could he let it go?

"Uh..." Karim had worked with Chen Hero twice to shoot commercials. From these two experiences, he could see that Chen Hero did have a talent for acting. Some things he, as a director, only needed to explain roughly, and Chen Hero could understand. But shooting commercials and shooting movies are two different things. At least commercials don't take several months to shoot... Over a long period of time, many problems may be exposed. If Chen Hero can't meet his requirements at that time, then if he has to change actors temporarily... wouldn't it be very troublesome?

Chen Hero was determined to be the protagonist this time, because he found that this story was very suitable for him to play, after all, it was adapted according to his real experience, he had personal experience, and it would be easier to act.

So in order to get Karim to agree to him playing the protagonist, he had a backup plan. "Relax, I won't ask you for a penny of salary, Karim, that saves you money, right? In addition, I will personally invest five million euros as an investor."

Five million euros is obviously not enough to invest in a movie, but having someone invest money is better than having no one invest money. The most important thing is that after someone invests money, Karim can go to other investors and tell them—look, someone has already invested, which shows that my script has potential and is promising, so what are you hesitating about?

For Chen Hero, he earns more than 30 million euros a year, so 5 million euros is nothing. And with Dracula managing his finances, his money can generate more money. He is not like other stars who spend lavishly after becoming famous. In terms of material consumption, Chen Hero is definitely not "extravagant". For example, many stars like high-end sports cars and buy one to keep at home, seven or eight cars are standard for stars. But Chen Hero only has a Land Rover that Zenit Saint Petersburg gave him so far.

So if Chen Hero wanted to take out these five million euros, he could take it out now, he just needed to call Dracula.

People have already said this, can Medjani still refuse? What's more, whoever has the money is the boss now. Chen Hero has put in the money, and as the largest investor in the crew, he is the well-deserved boss.

Karim Medjani is a very idealistic director, and he has principles, but he is not inflexible. He knows that in a commercial context, it is common to submit to the will of investors. As long as the requirements are not too outrageous, he can agree. Compromise, anyway, as long as he can make the movie in the end.

He is a newcomer now and lacks his own works, so having works is better than having no works. No matter what the quality of the works is, anyway, he has works, so he is considered to have entered this industry. He is no longer just an advertising director, but a glorious film director! The door to the world he dreamed of will open to him, and behind that door is a dazzling world of fame and fortune, the place he yearns for...

Using this film as a springboard, he will climb up step by step, constantly making films, accumulating experience, and striving to make a blockbuster that will become popular all over the world as soon as possible.

When he gets to the level of James Cameron, he can also slam the table at the investors and threaten them that if they don't increase investment and shoot according to his wishes, he will leave. Then he can say no to Hero. But now, it's too early.